Wall dispenser for book matches



Sept. 3, 1957 R. JARNOT WALL DISPENSER FOR BOOK MATCHES Filed Jan. 6,1955 Frank R. Jamal INVENTOR. v BY h'Tv-m United States Patent D f WALLDISPENSER FOR BOOK MATCHES Frank R. Jarnot, New Britain, Conn., assignorof fifty percent to Genevieve A. Jarnot, New Britain, Conn.

Application January 6, 1955, Serial No. 480,230

1 Claim. (Cl. 312-42) This invention generally relates to a walldispenser for book matches and more specifically provides improved andnovel construction for easily dispensing book matches.

Book matches generally have become widely used as a device ofconvenience and has been extensively utilized as an advertising medium.These match books normally are packed in paper cartons arranged flatlyagainst one another in alternating relation in two or more rows. Whenthese matches are retained in the cartons for individual dispensing,after a few book matches have been removed, the remainder then becomesjumbled and disordered wherein the problem of grasping a single book ofmatches becomes more difficult and time consuming. It is especiallyuseful to have some means for retaining the book matches in readilyaccessible position in places where these book matches are generallydispensed such as cigarette counters or the like. Accordingly, it is aprimary object of the present inventon to provide a dispenser for bookmatches which may be mounted on the wall at a convenient position forready access for dis pensing a single book of matches in a quick andeasy manner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a dispensingdevice which is adapted to receive and retain an entire carton of matchbooks so that the books may be withdrawn one at a time through deliveryslots at the bottom of the dispenser.

Still another important feature of the present invention is to provide awall dispenser for book matches that is simple in construction, easy andefficient in use, molded of a single one-piece construction, Welladapted for its intended purposes, long lasting, convenient andrelatively inexpensive to manufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the match book dispenser of thepresent inventon;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal, vertical sectional view taken substantiallyupon a plane passing along section line 22 of Figure 1 showing thedetails of construction of the partition and the means for inclining thedispenser;

Figure 3 is a top plan sectional view taken substantially upon a planepassing along section line 3-3 of Figure 2 showing the structuraldetails of the slots in the bottom of the casing for providing access tothe lowermost of the book matches; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary rear perspective view showing the upwardlyextending notches in the rear walls of the casing for providing accessto the rear of the lowermost of the book matches thereby permitting thematches to be seen that the numeral generally designates the wall typedispenser for paper book matches of the present invention including acasing generally designed by the numeral 12 and including a back wall14, a front wall 16, and side walls 18 and 20 which form substantially arectangular hollow casing having an open upper end 22. The back Wall '14is provided with an upstanding extension .24 with a suitable aperture 26therein for receiving a fastening member 28 therethrough for attachingthe dispenser 10 to a supporting wall 30. The side walls 18 and 20 areprovided with tapered extensions 32 on each edge thereof that are widerat their lower ends than at their upper ends thereby inclining the rearwall 14 and the entire dispenser 10 downwardly and outwardly.

The front wall 16 of the casing 12 is provided with a pair of verticalslots 34 and 36 for viewing the book matches 38 that are normallystacked in two rows. Dividing the two rows of book matches 38 is apartition member 40 which is attached to the rear surface of the frontwall 16 and extends substantially one-half of the distance to the rearwall 14. This permits the insertion of a portion of the carton thatnormally contains the book matches 38 for facilitating the loading ofthe dispenser 10.

Adjacent the bottom of the front wall 16 is a horizontal dischargeopening 42 extending completely across the front wall 16 and a pair ofvertical notches 44 and 46 is provided in the upper edge of thedischarge opening 42. In the bottom 48 of the casing 12 is a pair ofhorizontal slots 50 and 52 which extend completely across the bottomwall 48 and are slightly wider at their forward ends than at their rearends. In communication with the rear end of the slots 50 and 52 is apair of vertically extending notches 54 and 56 which are incommunication with the notches 50 and 52, respectively, therebypermitting access to the rear of the lowermost book of matches 38. Also,it will benoted that suitable indicia 58 may be provided on the frontwall 16 for indicating the articles positioned within the dispenser 10and the entire device may be constructed of plastic or other suitablematerial which lends itself to well known manufacturing procedures forenhancing the manufacturing cost.

In operation, the matches 38 are inserted into the dispenser 10 byremoving the cover of a carton and one end thereof and insertion of thecarton along with the matches 38 into the dispenser 10. Then by placingthe finger in a selected notch 54 and 56 and moving forwardly thereon,the lowermost match book 38 will be moved outwardly through the slot 42since the persons finger may move along one of the notches 50.or 52.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction shown and described, andaccordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resortedto, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A wall dispenser for articles arranged in two vertical stacks comprisinga vertically disposed casing having an open upper end, a verticalpartition in said casing thereby dividing the easing into two areas,said casing having a discharge opening across the front thereof adjacentthe bottom, said casing having a pair of generally horizontal spacedslots in the bottom thereof in communication with the discharge openingfor providing access to the lowermost article in each stack for movementthereof outwardly through the discharge opening, each of said horizontalslots terminating at their inner ends in notches extending upwardly inthe back wall of the casing for providing access to the rear of thelowermost article of each stack for movement thereof through thedischarge opening, and means on said casing for engaging a supportingwall for Patented Sept. 3, 1957 retaining the casing inclined outwardlyand downwardly, said casing having a pair of vertical slots in the frontwall thereof for viewing each area to determine the.

quantity of articles in each stack, said partition'being attached to thefront wall of the casing and extending a 4 through the open end thereofwhereby the carton may be withdrawn with the articles left in the casingfor facilitating the loading of the articles in the casing.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,342,452 Casteen Feb. 22, 1944 2,582,155 Pedersen Jan. 8, 1952

